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New Pattern English Questions

TYPE 1 B. In a/an_______to rescue the child who was caught in fire, she
Directions (1-15): Four sentences are given with a blank in each. sustained burns.
Five words are also given. The blank in each sentence can be C. I went to the railway station to_______goodbye to my friend.
filled by one or more words. Similarly, each word given in the D. I was asked to_______a price by the auctioneer.
choices can go into any number of sentences. Identify the (a) quoted (b) attempt (c) bid (d) say (e) spend
number of sentences each word can go into and mark as your
answer the maximum number of sentences any word can go Q7. A. He _______many spine-chilling anecdotes to us.
into. B. The law extends to several _______groups.
Q1. A. The little boy was pampered by his grandparents, who C. This person is not _______to me in any way, he is a trickster.
catered to his every_______ D.The two groups are _______to each other.
B.“Your_______ is my command”, said the genie to the prince. (a) allied (b) connected (c) related
C.I_______you could understand me better. (d) recounted (e) narrated
D.Being an easygoing person, she behaves according to her own
_______and fancy. Q8. A. Can you please _______the bell?
(a) whim (b) demand (c) wish (d) hope (e) need B. The words spoken by him still _______in my ears.
C. Mahatma Gandhi was the_______leader of the Non-
Q2. A. I could finish my work _______ahead of time. Cooperation movement.
B. He is _______off when compared to his other siblings. D. I shall give you a _______after reaching home.
C. By his attitude, I could make out that he does not (a) sound (b) ring (c) chief (d) call (e) sell
mean_______ .
D. She is_______ dressed when compared to other women in Q9. A. Many students still _______around the college, even after
the gathering. the classes are over.
(a) much (b) better (c) well (d) good (e) harm B. Every citizen of India should_______his head in shame at the
brutal killings in the name of religion.
Q3. A. For many years India was_______in a tricky situation, C. There is ample space in the wardrobe for you to ______your
whether to go in for a nuclear weapon or not. clothes.
B.The marathon innings of the batsman came to an end when he D. “_______the perpetrators of the crime!” shouted the angry
was finally_______ by the same bowler who troubled him the mob.
most. (a) execute (b) loiter (c) hang (d) bend (e) store
C. The notorious burglar was finally _______by the cops.
D.I was _______unaware when my photograph was clicked. Q10. A. This book pertaining to fine arts is beyond a
(a) held (b) seized (c) apprehended ______man’s comprehension.
(d) caught (e) trapped B. I helped mother to _______the table for breakfast.
C. In her hour of distress she had to _______her hopes on her
Q4. A. The management took no _______of the problems relatives to help her.
pertaining to the workers. D. He requested me to _______some money.
B.The class teacher was called to _______for the dismal (a) pin (b) lay (c) lend (d) ordinary (e) common
performance of the students in the examination.
C.Many young cricket fans _______Tendulkar as a hero. Q11. A. My friends tried to cheer me up, as I was in a depressed
D.The principal promised the students that he would _______ _______of mind.
their demands. B. All the senior leaders of the party have assembled
(a) consider (b) explain (c) accurate together to _______a new election strategy.
(d) estimate (e) notice C. He wanted to change the_______of his spectacles.
D. Can you please _______ this picture for me?
Q5. A. The jail authorities have decided to _______some of (a) build (b) bend (c) frame (d) state (e) draw
the prisoners, who possessed a clean record, as a gesture of
good will. Q12. A. Despite being hardworking he could
B. He decided to_______himself of all responsibilities by handing never_______success in his career.
over charge to his successor. B. He is such a spoilsport that he cannot _______a joke against
C. Since he is a spendthrift he is very _______in spending money. himself.
D.Government aided schools are now offering to teach computer C. This toothpaste has the_______of mint.
course to students_______of charge. D. The _______of mango is relished by the young and old alike.
(a) devoid (b) release (c) lavish (d) free (e) parole (a) taste (b) flavor (c) enjoy
(d) experience (e) small
Q6. A. The millionaire has _______ Rs. 10,00,000 for this
priceless artifact.
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Q13. A. Akbar was known for his benevolence, people were Sol. taste -fits in three sentences correctly.
happy during his _______.
S13. Ans.(c)
B.Cleopatra has an ambition to _______the world as a queen of
beauty. Sol. ‘rule ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.
C. Better to _______in hell than to serve in heaven.
D. One should not allow indolence to_______over oneself. S14. Ans.(c)
(a) reign (b) dominate (c) rule (d) tenure (e) overpower Sol. ‘rate ‘ fits in all the above sentences correctly.
Q14. A. I do not _______him as a brilliant performer. S15 . Ans.(b)
B. The ____of interest offered by Nationalized banks is very low. Sol. fits in all the above sentences correctly.
C. At any _______I shall see that you get over the crisis. TYPE 2: QUESTION
D. He rose from the _______of a soldier to that of a Directions (1-15): In each question below, the word at the top
commissioned officer. of the question is used in four different ways. Choose the
(a) rank (b) cost (c) rate (d) value (e) see option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or
INAPPROPRIATE.
Q15. A. The ____accused in the murder, was sentenced to death. Q1. CREDIT
B. _______ time soap operas on the television charge exorbitant (a) The writer complained that the credit at the end of the film
rates from advertisers. did not mention his name.
C. Abolition of illiteracy should be the __ concern of every state (b) A long term credit has more to do with trust than with greed.
government. (c) He is such a noble character that he never takes any credit for
D. The office of the Vice chancellor is in the _ building of the his kindly acts.
University. (d) The boss’s assistant was quite willing to accept undeserved
(a) mainly (b) prime (c) primitive (d) chief (e) only credit for the deal’s success. (e) None of the above is correct.
TYPE – 1: ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS Q2. CLOSE

S1. Ans.(c) (a) The stores in this town close around 9 p.m. every day.
Sol. ‘WISH’ fits in all the above sentences correctly. (b) The ship was closing with the island.
(c) In the final moments of the race she closed the distance to
S2. Ans.(c) the lead racer.
Sol. ‘well ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly. (d) The nation closed the door to immigrants. (e) None
S3. Ans.(d) Q3. MOVE

Sol. caught -fits in all the above sentences correctly. (a) The sun’s heat forced the hikers to move into the shade.
(b) He believes an MBA would help him in moving on the
S4. Ans.(a) executive ladder.
Sol. ‘consider ‘ fits in all the above sentences correctly. (c) One cannot be too rigid in one’s views; must learn to move
with the times.
S5. Ans.(d) (d) She was deeply moved by his acts of kindness.
Sol. ‘free ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly. (e) None of the above is correct.
S6. Ans.(c) Q4. MARRY

Sol. ‘bid ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly. (a) He decided to marry his daughter to his business partner’s
son.
S7. Ans.(c) (b) Her parents agreed to marry her with the man of her choice.
Sol. ‘related ‘ fits in all the above sentences correctly. (c) The girl got married into a prominent family.
(d) The priest will marry the boy and the girl in a proper
S8. Ans.(b) ceremony. (e) None of the above is correct.
Sol. ‘ring ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly.
Q5. PREVAIL
S9. Ans.(c) (a) They all hoped that at the end of all their struggles justice
Sol. ‘hang ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly. would prevail.
(b) The winds that prevail in the mountains are believed to be
S10. Ans.(b) good for health.
Sol. ‘lay ‘fits in all the above sentences correctly. (c) His courage and strength helped him prevail upon the enemy
with ease.
S11. Ans.(c) (d) Can I prevail on you to stay for dinner? (e) None
Sol. frame -fits in all the above sentences correctly.
S12. Ans.(a)
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Q6. EFFECT (d) In this office, she deals with all the enquiries.
(a) The legislature has the duty to effect the will of the citizens. (e) None of the above is correct.
(b) The family has tried hard to effect a settlement of the
property dispute among its members. Q14. ADD
(c) He had issued a statement to the effect that he would resign (a) The witness’s testimony simply did not add up.
from the post. (b) He explained the matter and added that he was sorry.
(c) Her illness added to his worries.
(d) Though he was deeply hurt, he effected an indifference as
long as he was there. (e) None of the above is correct. (d) He added the figures and said the amount did not suffice.
(e) None of the above is correct.
Q7. COME
(a) “You appear sad and depressed. What has come on you?” Q15. EXPLOIT
(b) All his efforts to win her love came a cropper. (a) The rock musician exploited the young crowd to frenzy.
(c) Word has come down that the strike is over. (b) The hotel owners are exploiting the beaches to lure
(d) When she heard the news of her sister’s death she fainted customers.
and took hours to come to. (e) None of the above is correct. (c) It is clear that the company is exploiting its clients’ emotions.
Q8. POSITION (d) The environmentalist lobby exploited the nuclear plant
(a) He has been trying hard to get a position in a brokerage firm. accident. (e) None of the above is correct.
(b) The speech was meant to make his position clear on the issue
of alleged misconduct. TYPE – 2 : ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATIONS
(c) The audience rose to a standing position when the chief guest S1. Ans.(a)
entered the room. Sol. Credits- publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in the
(d) Nobody seems to be at a position to decide on this matter. production of (something published or broadcast).
(e) None of the above is correct.
Q9. ABOUT S2. Ans.(d)
(a) A crowd gathered about the man who had slipped and fallen. Sol. ‘closed the door’ is incorrect phrase.
(b) The store was the other way about my house on the same
street. S3. Ans.(b)
(c) Though young, there was a mature wisdom about him. Sol. The word ‘MOVE’ is inappropriate in the given context.
(d) We are not about to negotiate with terrorists.
(e) None of the above is correct. S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The word ‘marry’ is inappropriate because of preposition
Q10. PRACTICE and verb form in the given context.
(a) Though appealing to many the theory was difficult to put to
practice. S5. Ans.(c)
(b) The teacher carefully practiced his students in handwriting. Sol. The word ‘PREVAIL’ is inappropriate in the given context.
(c) The company engages in unethical business practices.
(d) He is a practiced lawyer. (e) None of the above is correct. S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The word ‘EFFECT’ is inappropriate in the given context.
Q11. ALLOW
(a) The schedule allows 10 minutes for a coffee break. S7. Ans.(a)
(b) Please allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage. Sol. The word ‘COME’ is inappropriate in the given context.
(c) In calculating profit, one must allow breakage and spoilage.
(d) He was allowed only one visitor in the hospital owing to his S8. Ans.(d)
critical condition. (e) None of the above is correct. Sol. The word ‘POSITION’ is inappropriate in the given context.
Q12. QUESTION S9. Ans.(d)

(a) There is no question about the validity of the story the he has Sol. The PREPOSITION ‘ABOUT’ is inappropriate in the given
told us. context.
(b) She told him that marriage was out of question.
(c) It’s only a question of time until they agree to our proposal. S10. Ans.(a)
(d) He questioned her right to use the money. Sol.PRACTICE is a noun form while PRACTISE is a verb
(e) None of the above is correct. form.Hence, The word ‘practice’ is inappropriate in the given
context.
Q13. DEAL S11. Ans.(c)
(a) The committee is expected to deal with this matter next Sol. The word ‘ALLOW’ is inappropriate in the given context.
week.
(b) He has amassed all his wealth by dealing with cocaine. S12. Ans.(b)
(c) This book deals with common errors in English. Sol. The word ‘QUESTION’ is inappropriate in the given context.
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S13. Ans.(b) Q3. The rate of conviction in SC and ST atrocity cases in the State
Sol. The word ‘deal’ is incorrectly used with preposition ‘with’. has reached 22 percent from 10 percent last year due to the
proper investigations done by the departments concerned and
S14. Ans.(d) the increased awareness that enabled the aggrieved persons to
Sol. The word ‘ADD’ is inappropriate in the given context. get justice. The government has been appointing special public
prosecutors in ‘most sensational’ and long-pending cases and
S15. Ans.(a)Sol. The word ‘EXPLOIT’ is inappropriate in the given
has issued guidelines to increase people’s understanding of the
context.
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act .
(a) The people’s representatives should now acquaint people
TYPE – 3: NEW PATTERN ENGLISH QUESTIONS
with the legal remedies available for them.
(b) The Act has been implemented in letter and spirit.
Directions (1-15): Each of the following questions has a
(c) The Police Department act swiftly on complaints of atrocities.
paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted.
(d) These measures facilitated speedy disposal of SC and ST
From the given options, choose the one that completes the
atrocity cases.
paragraph in the most appropriate way.
(e) Investigations have paved the way for speedy delivery of
justice.
Q1. Yes, nobody wants to be Japan, the fallen angel that went
from one of the fastest growing economies in the worth for
Q4. Make no mistake: the setting matters. There are many ways
more than three decades to none that has slowed to a crawl for
to listen to classical Indian music – in the private, somewhat
the past 18 years. No one wants to live with the trauma of the
sterile perfection of the CDs and DVDs we play at home; in the
deflation (falling prices) that Japan has repeatedly experienced.
concert sabhas of Mylapore and T. Nagar; on the music channels
No one wants to navigate the precarious government-debt
on TV or on YouTube, which now carries a little or a lot of almost
dynamic that Japan faces, with debt levels far above 100% of
everything, often in choppy, byte-size pieces. But I happen to
GDP – even if one factors in Japanese government’s vast
think that this music sounds best outside, on a hot spring or
holdings of foreign – exchange reserves_.
summer night, with the taste of pollen and dust on your tongue
(a) No one wants to go from being a world-beater to a poster
and mosquitoes circling around your feet____.
child for economic stagnation.
(a) We tend to forget that much of the classical music of India,
(b) And yet, visitors to Tokyo today see prosperity everywhere.
both Hindustani and Carnatic, was meant for intimate settings
(c) Although hardly in crisis yet, Japan’s fiscal situation grows
like the royal court.
more alarming by the day.
(b) Taking classical music out of ‘sabhas’ into vibrant cultural
(d) Until now, the government has been able to finance its vast
spaces brings out its ethereal dimensions.
debts locally, despite paying paltry interest even on longer-term
(c) Music is a tangible thing, to be felt in the pores of your skin
borrowings.
no less than in the ear; you just can’t do that very well in the
(e) Remarkably, Japanese savers soak up some 95% of their
concert halls.
government’s debt.
(d) In the course of its transition to the modern concert stage,
Carnatic music in particular has sacrificed something of its
Q2. On 1 March, Philip Morris, a tobacco giant, sued eight
delicacy.
American retailers for selling counterfeit versions of its Marlboro
(e) One of the important things about the settings is the
cigarettes. Governments are also boosting their efforts to crack
recreation of a context for listening in which subtlety and
down on counterfeiting which deprives them of tax revenue in
intimacy can assume their natural role.
addition to harming legitimate businesses. Thanks to the rise of
the internet and of extended international supply chains, and
Q5. In 2009, China overtook Germany to become the world’s
more recently, to the global economic downturn, counterfeit
largest exporter. Exactly half the trade disputes that were filed at
goods are every-where. Fake Porsches and Ferraris zoom along
the World Trade Organization (WTO) last year involved China.
the streets of Bangkok. A German bank has discovered an ersatz
These facts are not unrelated. As Pascal Lamy, the WTO’s chief,
gold ingot made of tungsten in its reserves, according to a
pointed out in January, the scope for trade friction increases as
German television channel investigating persistent reports that
countries trade more _.
many of the world’s financial institutions have been similarly
(a) Hence, China will test the WTO’s dispute-settlement system.
hoodwinked _.
(b) Hence, disputes between China and other countries are only
(a) Counterfeiting used to be a luxury goods problem, but now
to be expected.
people are trying to traffic counterfeit items that have a wider
(c) Hence, China’s increasing propensity to bring disputes to the
effect on the economy.
WTO is part of a broader shift.
(b) NASA, America’s space agency, has even bought suspect
(d) Hence, China has moved from learning-by-watching, to being
materials.
an active participant in formal dispute settlement.
(c) Several factors have contributed to the growth of
(e) Hence, more disputes may be inevitable; resolving them
counterfeiting in recent years.
successfully is not.
(d) Fake goods are proliferating, to the dismay of companies and
governments.
(e) The recession in the rich world may also have given a boost to
counterfeit goods.
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Q6. Hundreds of farmers in long, faded cotton sarongs swarmed (b) Management gurus are always glibly proclaiming revolutions.
outside an auditorium at Bangalore University last February. (c) Now something comparable is taking place in the developing
They were waiting for India’s Environment Minister. This was the world.
last of his public consultations on the commercial release of (d) The rich world is losing its leadership in the sort of
BtBrinjal, a genetically modified (GM) aubergine, created by breakthrough ideas that transform industries.
Mahyco, an Indian hybrid-seed company, and Monsanto, an (e) Western carmakers learned the techniques of lean
American biotech giant. Waving placards and appetizing images production from their Japanese rivals.
of aubergines, known in India as brinjal, they shouted
Q9. When Parliament decided, in 1709, to create a law that
themselves hoarse praising the transgenic vegetable. But most of would protect books from piracy, the London-based publishers
these men, registered at the consultation as farmers, were in and booksellers who had been pushing for such protection were
fact landless labourers with no aubergine experience. The overjoyed. When Queen Anne gave her assent on 10th April the
Minister was the first to call their bluff. The companies, he said, following year – 300 years ago – to “An act for the
without naming any, had bussed farmers from rural districts, to encouragement of learning” they were less enthused. Parliament
play the pro-GM crowd at the hearing that day _. had given them rights, but it had set a time limit on the: 21 years
(a) The tactic failed miserably. for books already in print and 14 years for new ones, with an
(b) The minister’s roadshow to canvas public views was unusual. additional 14 years if the author was still alive when the first
(c) Many were surprised at the Minister’s decision to snub the term ran out. After that, the material would enter the public
seed companies and powerful domestic and American biotech domain so that anyone could reproduce it_.
lobbies. (a) The lawmakers helped channel the spate of inventiveness
(d) The Minister felt obliged to be responsible to science and that writers had in the past.
responsive to society. (b) The lawmakers knew that authors do not generally consult
(e) It was a setback for GM in India. the statute books before deciding whether or not to pick up pen.
(c) The lawmakers did not bother about how such a deal can be
Q7. Indian’s industry going from strength to strength. made equitably.
Manufacturing grew by 14.3% in the fourth quarter, compared (d) The lawmakers intended to balance the incentive to create
with the same period last year. Politicians celebrate the with the interest that people have in free access to knowledge.
achievements of “India Inc”, applauding its acquisitions abroad (e) However, none of this should get in the way of the
and welcoming the foreign investment it attracts. They do not enforcement of copyright, which remains a vital tool in the
show anything like the same confidence in “Bharat Inc”, which is encouragement of learning.
how India’s rural economy is sometimes described. Bharat,
which means India in Hindi, is a different country. The rural Q10. Organ transplantation is one of the most impressive
heartland is courted for votes, smothered with regulations, and achievements of modern medicine. It has brought hope to
shielded from the global economy that corporate India is busy millions of patients suffering from previously fatal organ failure.
conquering._______________. For many, it has made life longer and better. It has benefited
(a) Indian agriculture has performed poorly because many professionals and industries, too, by becoming a new
governments have treated it as a source of votes rather than as source of pride, funding, and profit. Struggling to contain costs,
an engine of growth. health-care payers are also among its beneficiaries_.
(b) But its policymakers should treat farms as a potential source (a) Kidney transplantation, for example, has proved to be less
of growth, not just of votes. costly than dialysis.
(c) Yet the government cannot achieve the growth it aspires to (b) Transplant medicine has been grappling with a rapidly
without robust progress in agriculture, which still employs about increasing gap between the supply of organs and demand for
half of India’s workforce. them.
(d) This year, for the first time in the country’s history, India’s (c) If we are short of organs, then let us get more of them.
factories may contribute more to GDP than its farms, forests and (d) Indeed, transplant ethics has been on a slippery slope almost
fisheries. since transplants began.
(e) Indian agriculture can comfortably feed the country, but that (e) Organ transplantation, like mosquito repellent, should be
remains the sum of its achievement. used sparingly, and only when there is no other choice.
Q8. Thirty years ago the bosses of America’s car industry were Q11. How do you do it? Your colleagues, neighbours, family and
shocked to learn that Japan had overtaken America to become friends, how do they all do it? “I follow my nose,” says Dan
the world’s leading car producer. They were even more shocked Rhodes, author of Gold, “I am always on the hunt for the next
when they visited Japan to find out what was going on. They book that’s going to rock my world … my favourite thing is still
found that the secret of Japan’s success did not lie in cheap going into a shop and coming out with something I’d never heard
labour or government subsidies – their preferred explanations – of.” But if you stand in any bookstore, you’re unlikely to see
but in what was rapidly dubbed “lean manufacturing”. While many people using their noses, they just head straight for the
Detroit slept, Japan had transformed itself from a low-wage “new” Salman Rushdie or the “latest” Chetan Bhagat or the
economy into a hotbed of business innovation _. “most recent” Shobhaa De or the “new bestseller” from Paulo
(a) Soon every factory around the world was lean – or a ruin. Coelho:
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(a) because they believe that books can change life. (d) It does not capture the impact of the changes of the following
(b) maybe that is the Catcher effect – most of us had read years when the economy grew at more than 8% on an average
Catcher in the Rye and Salinger’s other books in our late teens. every year.
(c) It doesn’t seem to work that way now. (e) Policymakers could draw inference from the findings to
(d) It’s a matter of judging every book by its author. improve targeting of programs aimed at inclusive growth.
(e) If it’s always been around you, you develop an instinct about
it, else you are never sure. Q15. Almost a decade after the launch of SarvaShikshaAbhiyan,
the achievement on universalizing elementary education is best
Q12. Marie Antoinette told her people to eat cake when they described as maxed. Massive spending by the Centre and states
needed bread. Our government encourages people to buy cars-
from Rolls Royce to the Nano-when they need affordable public on setting up new schools and hiring an army of teachers across
transport. And when people, especially women, want simple, the country has ensured enrolment of children in schools has
basic health care-and clean water and sanitation - they are being risen across rural India. Just about 4% of children in the age
urged to inject their daughters with a Rs. 9,000 vaccine against group 6-14 are now estimated not to be attending school.
cervical cancer. (a) However, on any given day, the average attendance rate
(a) If some of us do these things, we should not be blamed. seems to be around 74% at the all-India level.
(b) It has brought into focus several ethical and gender-related (b) However, that is the only happier part of the story.
issues in the arena of public health. (c) However, nearly 50% of children in class V cannot read the
(c) The priorities of our decision makers are more than slightly text for class II without making a mistake.
skewed. (d) However, the poor quality of learning has ensured that the
(d) What women need is basic healthcare, not costly medical crores spent with the objective of creating an educated,
experiments. employable workforce are fruitless.
(e) The vaccine is supposed to protect them from cervical cancer. (e) These children would possibly grow up to be the educated
employable workforce in India.
Q13. A ride to Alappuzha, visiting the coir industries and boating
in the backwaters was next on the agenda. As the boats sliced TYPE – 3: ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION
the green water of the VembanadKayal, we watched life on the S1. Ans.(a)
backwaters of Kerala: women selling foodstuff wrapped in Sol. The purpose of the paragraph is quite clear: no one wants to
banana leaves from the canoes, the transport service, the boat be an economy like Japan. The first sentence almost states it
stops as schools kids hopped from one boat to another to get succinctly. Answer option (a) not only summarizes the paragraph
home, the different National waterways that the signs indicated also fulfils the purpose of the paragraph without deviating from
and the homes that had their families bathing, washing utensils this purpose. Option (b) and (c) may help continue the paragraph
and clothes. but bring it to a closure. The purpose of the paragraph is not the
(a) We were awestruck by the vast expanse of the lake. contrasting details of these options. Options (d) and (e) may also
(b) The backwaters were indeed the artery of this area. be related to the paragraph by stating how Japan is coping with
(c) It was then we realized that this was India’s longest and the decline but are not related to the purpose. Hence they too
largest lake. may help continue the paragraph but not close it.
(d) Life moves at a serene pace in the backwaters of Alappuzha.
(e) The VembanadKayal Wetlands is in the list of wetlands of S2. Ans.(d)
international importance. Sol. The purpose of the paragraph is to point out how
widespread counterfeiting has become. The example of
Q14. The tragedy about data collection in India is that by the Marlboro cigarettes and German bank are cited as examples.
time primary data is converted into useable information, it may Government also has become aware (trying to crack down) of
be too late to aid policy intervention. This is true of data the menace. Without bringing in any new ideas and by summing
collected by not just government agencies such as the National up the ideas in the paragraph option (d) smoothly closes the
Sample Survey Organization but also think tanks such as National paragraph. Option (a), though on the same topic of
Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER). One of the counterfeiting, is not related to the purpose of the paragraph –
criticisms of Human Development in India: Challenges for a especially about ‘people try to counterfeit items of wider
Society in Transition of Maryland, US – is that it is based on data economic impact.’ Option (b) merely helps to continue the
collected at least six years back. paragraph with one more example. Option (c) brings in ‘several
(a) It brings out various dimensions of human development to factors’ which will not need to be explained. Option (d)
understand social inequalities, based on survey of 41,554
households. S3. Ans.(d)
(b) Many of its findings are an eye-opener, while some others a Sol. The paragraph states the increased conviction rates and the
reaffirmation of conclusion of other independent studies. factors that led to this increase. Option (a) takes off from this
(c) Indicators used to measure development were household and states what peoples’ representatives should be doing. The
incomes and poverty rates, land ownership and agriculture writer’s purpose is not to communicate this – what people’s
incomes, health and education. representatives should be doing. Option (b) goes beyond the
scope of the details available in the paragraph – ‘in letter and
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spirit’ – the paragraph only states the increase in conviction and paragraph. Option (e) closes the first part of the paragraph
not anything else. Option (c) and (e) are merely details explaining leaving a loose end about agriculture.
the increase – do not help to close the paragraph. Option (d)
closes the paragraph by stating that the measures adopted have S8. Ans.(e)
contributed to achieving what is stated in the beginning of the Sol. Options (a) through (d) are generalizing or inferring from the
paragraph – closing it without any loose ends. given paragraph. The paragraph is just about car manufacturers
in Japan and the Americans. The paragraph needs to be closes in
S4. Ans.(e) relation to these aspects. Option (e) does just that.
Sol. The key to finding the answer choice here is the first
sentence, “the setting matters” and the second last sentence, S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The lawmakers give copyright for 14 or 28 years and then
“… But I happen to think that this music sounds best outside.” If the book goes into the public domain. This balances the creative
this is understood as the purpose of the paragraph, the options urge to writer as well as the interest people have in getting free
that can be shortlisted are options (c) and (e). Options (c) is good access. Option (d) thus well closes the paragraph. Option (a) is
only as long as one emphasizes the ‘outside’ – then, ‘outside’ vs. partial – does not conclude the public domain part. Option (b)
‘concert hall’ may make sense. The major purpose of the seems to suggest that the lawmakers were against the writer –
paragraph is the ‘settings’ – and option (e) continues this idea which is not the case in the paragraph. Option (c) too has the
and closes it in the paragraph. Option (e) includes whatever is same shortcoming. Option (e) is contrary to the intent of the
contained in option (c) and adds to the ‘settings’ aspect of the paragraph.
paragraph.
S10. Ans.(a)
S5. Ans.(b) Sol. The answer is immediately linked to the second last
Sol. If the volume of trade (exports) and disputes “are not sentence. “Organ transplantation is one of the most impressive
unrelated,” what can be expected is that China’s disputes will achievements… it has made life longer and better. … benefited
increase as in has become the no. 1 exporter. The word ‘hence’ many professionals and industries. Struggling to contain costs,
(a constant in the options) is important. Hence or therefore health-care payers are also among its beneficiaries.” How they
signals an effect. The effect of the data presented in the are beneficiaries needs to be stated to logically close the
paragraph is that china will have conflicts. The mildest way of paragraph. Once this is understood, all the other options can be
stating this to say ‘conflicts are expected.’ Option (b) hence seen to be far cries.
closes the paragraph smoothly. Option has irrelevant detail of
settlement system. In option (c), ‘broader shift’ will require S11. Ans.(d)
further explanation. Option (d) talks about China’s involvement Sol. The sentence to complete this paragraph is a continuation of
in dispute settlement, which is not related to the purpose. “But if you stand in any book-store, you’re unlikely to see many
Option (e) is almost right, but ‘resolving them successfully’ people using their noses, they just head straight for the “new”
makes it unrelated. Salman Rushdie or the “latest” Chetan Bhagat or the “most
recent” Shobhaa De or the “new bestseller” from Paulo Coelho…
S6. Ans.(a) though the writer uses his nose to choose the book to read,
Sol. The paragraph narrates an incident. The purpose of the other people do not do this; they choose by the name of the
paragraph is nothing more than that, if you read it carefully. author.
People shouting themselves hoarse supporting the issue were
‘planted’. The Minister merely called their bluff. The most S12. Ans.(c)
neutral sentence that can close this paragraph is that “their Sol. The beginning of the paragraph tells us the purpose of the
tactic failed” – ‘the tactic’ is enough as there is no other tactic in paragraph through an example – lopsided priorities; trying to
the paragraph. Option (b) goes beyond the paragraph – we substitute for basic necessities. Then, examples of the misplaced
cannot decide that the show was unusual. Option (c) has priorities of our government are given. The paragraph is best
unsustainable implications. Many were surprised would mean – concluded by stating the purpose, which otherwise might go
the Minister might have supported the companies earlier; the unnoticed. Option (a) is quite vague. Option (b) changes the
option gets eliminated straightaway. Option (e) may be basic purpose of the paragraph. Option (d) and (e) merely states
considered. However, what was a setback for GM in India will more about the last example, but do not help to complete the
need further explanation. paragraph.
S7. Ans.(c) S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. The answer is a direct take off from: “… the global economy Sol. Since the writer describes the life cantered on the
that corporate India is busy conquering.” Yet it cannot do that Vembanad Lake (backwaters of Kerala), the best sentence to
without agriculture. The first sentence and the sentence, “they complete the paragraph is the one that fulfils this purpose of the
do not show anything like the same confidence in “Bharat Inc…”, paragraph. Option (a), and (c) say almost the same thing (the
set the purpose of the paragraph. These ideas need to be closed. lake’s size and its importance) and is not purpose of the
Option (c) closes both. Option (a), (b) and (e) continue the paragraph. Option (d) too is not purpose of the paragraph,
nd
though it is connected – but the serenity of the life is not the Q4. I. When I see these pity children my eyes get filled with
purpose of the description of the scene. tears.
II. She expected me to feel pity on her and help her.
S14. Ans.(d) (a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
Sol. This is a fairly straight forward choice. The paragraph states (b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;
the problem with data collection in India. The reports are (c) if there are errors in both sentences; and
delayed and become almost irrelevant. The report on human (d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.
development in India is based on data collected six years back – (e) None of the above
the natural outcome is stated in option (d). Options (a) and (b)
cannot be criticisms, hence are not consistent with the Q5. I. They are always complaining about something or the
paragraph. Option (c) tells more about the methodology and other.
II. Do you think your parents will let you to go to England?
does not conclude the paragraph. Option (e) also does not justify (a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
the criticism mentioned in the paragraph.
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;
S15. Ans.(d) (c) if there are errors in both sentences; and
Sol. The purpose of the paragraph is defined by the first sentence (d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.
itself, that the achievement is mixed. However, no example or (e) None of the above
idea exists in the paragraph to make it mixed. What is stated is
positive. The last sentence, hence, needs to state something to Q6. I. It was dark inside; so I lighted a match.
the contrary to complete the paragraph. Option (b), (c), and (d) II. I could not see anything but I heard some noises.
qualify for the answer options from this point of view. Option (b) (a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
does not help to complete the paragraph. (b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;
Option (c) is correct – can even be the answer in the absence of (c) if there are errors in both sentences; and
option (d). Option (d) puts the whole scheme in perspective. (d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.
Option (c) draws attention to a specific deficiency of the scheme. (e) None of the above
Hence option (d) scores.
Q7. I. Scarcely did I open my book than the light was put out.
TYPE – 4 (ERROR DETECTION) II. No sooner did I reach the Railway Station than the train
started.
Directions (1-15): In the following questions, two sentences are (a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
given. There may be an error in the sentence(s). (b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and
Q1. I. Yesterday I have written a letter to my friend. (d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.
II. My letter ought to have reached him this morning. (e) None of the above
(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence; Q8. I. The Government borrowed millions of dollars from the
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and World Bank.
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. II. Having received news of his death the Police stopped looking
(e) None of the above after him.
Q2. I. He was so stammering that he stopped his speech between (b) if there is an error only in the second sentence;
each word. (c) if there are errors in both sentences; and
II. I shall give you sweets when you will pass the examination. (d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.
(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence; (e) None of the above
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and Q9. I. The old should not be brushed away by society.
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. II. One mustn’t waste his time when there is so much to do.
(e) None of the above (a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
Q3. I. I came to borrow a small sum of money from you. (c) if there are errors in both sentences; and
II. Do you object to my sitting in your room for a while? (d) if there is no error in either of the sentences.
(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence; (e) None of the above
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and Q10. I. We all refrained telling her what we really thought.
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. II. He felt rejected by the man he admired most.
(e) None of the above (a) if there is an error only in the first sentence;
nd
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. structure. In the second sentence the future tense is used in the
(e) None of the above subordinate clause. In the subordinate clause of condition and
time, the simple present is used instead of the simple future …
Q11. I. The musician received a standing ovation by the when you pass the examination.
audience.
II. Many voluntary organizations come forward to help the flood S3. Ans.(d)Sol. Both the sentences are correct.
victims.
(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence; S4. Ans.(c)
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence; Sol. ‘Pity’ is a noun. It should be the adjective ‘pitiful’ as it
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and qualifies children … These pitiful children …… In the second
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. sentence the preposition ‘for’ normally follows the noun ‘pity’
(e) None of the above …… to feel pity for ….
Q12. I. My friend dropped in at my place, to pass some time with S5. Ans.(b)
me. Sol. ‘Let go’ means release or set at liberty so sentences should
II. The artists regaled the audience by their lively performance. be … Let you go to ……
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence; S6. Ans.(b)
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and Sol. Sentence (a) is correct. In sentence (b), ‘I’ need not be
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. repeated after ‘but’ since the subject is the same. ‘I could not see
(e) None of the above anything but heard some noises.
S7. Ans.(a)
Q13. I. We enjoyed very much at the picnic. Sol. Sentence (I) should be ‘Scarcely had I opened my book
II. He was severely punished for his impatient behaviour. when… scarcely in followed by when, correlative conjunction.
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence; S8. Ans.(b)
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and Sol. In sentence (II) ‘looking after’ means ‘taking care of’ – e.g.
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. Parents look after children. ‘Looking for’ means searching which
(e) None of the above is the meaning intended here.
Q14. I. The bawling baby was rocked to sleep by its mother. S9. Ans.(c)
II. Let me congratulate you for your success in the examination. Sol. In sentence (I), it should be brushed aside ‘not’ brushed
(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence; away. ‘Aside’ means ‘to one side’, ‘out of the way’ where as
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence; ‘away’ means ‘to a distance’.
(c) if there are errors in both sentences; and Sentence (II) should be ‘One mustn’t waste one’s time……’ One
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. must be followed by one’s
(e) None of the above
S10. Ans.(c)
Q15. I. All the participants in the programme were presented Sol. In sentence -I ‘refrained’ should be followed by the
mementos. preposition ‘from’ – we all refrained from telling her……
II. A warm welcome was accorded to the visiting dignitaries. In sentence -II most must be preceded by the definite article ‘the
(a) if there is an error only in the first sentence; … admired the most. The is always used before an adjective in
(b) if there is an error only in the second sentence; superlative degree.
(d) if there is no error in either of the sentences. S11. Ans.(c)
(e) None of the Above. Sol. In sentence- I, received … from not by – received a standing
ovation from the audience. In sentence- II, the verb must be in
TYPE – 4: ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION the past tense – Many voluntary organizations came forward to..
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Since the action has taken place yesterday; the verb must be S12. Ans.(c)
in the past tense – not present perfect – yesterday I wrote ……
Sol. In sentence I, - My friend dropped at my place to spend
S2. Ans.(c) some time … not pass time ……
Sol. The conjunction so …… that is used to join two negatives or In sentence -II, it should be regaled … With not by – The artists
two positives. Here it is ‘badly’ and ‘stopped his speech’ that are regaled the audience with their …
linked by so … that. He was stammering so badly that …… here,
use of conjunction is incorrect, we need correct sentence S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sentence -I, ‘we enjoyed ourselves’, without the reflexive
pronoun, it is incomplete (enjoyed what?) Sentence II is correct.
nd
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sentence -II, congratulate on not for – let me congratulate
you on your ……
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sentence -I, the preposition should be ‘of’ not ‘in’. All
the participants of the programme……
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